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| Introduction | |
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| Overview | |
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| Conceptualizations of Law | |
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| Types of Law | |
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| Major Legal Systems | |
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| Romano-Germanic System | |
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| Common-Law System | |
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| Socialist Legal System | |
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| Islamic Legal System | |
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| Functions of Law | |
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| Social Control | |
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| Dispute Settlement | |
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| Social Change | |
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| Dysfunctions of Law | |
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| Paradigms of Society | |
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| The Consensus Perspective | |
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| The Conflict Perspective | |
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| Options For Sociologists | |
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| Theoretical Perspectives | |
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| Evolution of Legal Systems | |
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| Traditional Legal Systems | |
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| Transitional Legal Systems | |
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| Modern Legal Systems | |
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| Theories of Law and Society | |
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| The European Pioneers | |
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| Classical Sociological Theorists | |
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| Sociolegal Theorists | |
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| Contemporary Law and Society Theorists | |
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| Current Intellectual Movements in Law | |
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| The Functionalist Approach | |
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| Conflict and Marxist Approaches | |
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| Critical Legal Studies Movement | |
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| Feminist Legal Theory | |
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| Critical Race Theory | |
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| The Organization of Law | |
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| Courts | |
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| Dispute Categories | |
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| The Organization of Courts | |
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| Participants in Court Processes | |
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| The Flow of Litigation | |
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| Civil Proceedings | |
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| Crimes versus Torts | |
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| History of Tort Law | |
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| The Functions of Tort Law | |
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| Intentional Torts versus Negligence | |
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| The Future of Tort Law | |
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| Tort Law as Normative Process | |
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| Legislatures | |
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| Aboriginal Peoples | |
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| Participants in the Legislative Process | |
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| Administrative Agencies | |
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| The Organization of Administrative Agencies | |
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| The Administrative Process | |
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| Law Enforcement Agencies | |
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| The Organization of Law Enforcement Agencies | |
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| Police Discretion | |
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| Lawmaking | |
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| Perspectives on Lawmaking | |
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| Legislation | |
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| Administrative Lawmaking | |
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| Administrative Rulemaking | |
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| Administrative Adjudication | |
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| Judicial Lawmaking | |
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| Lawmaking by Precedents | |
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| The Interpretation of Statutes | |
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| Influences on the Lawmaking Processes | |
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| Interest Groups | |
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| Public Opinion | |
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| Lawmaking and Social Science | |
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| Sources of Impetus For Law | |
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| Detached Scholarly Diagnosis | |
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| A Voice from the Wilderness | |
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| Protest Activity | |
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| Social Movements | |
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| Public Interest Groups | |
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| The Mass Media | |
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| Law and Social Control | |
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| Informal Social Controls | |
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| Formal Social Controls | |
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| Criminal Sanctions | |
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| Discord over the Death Penalty | |
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| Civil Commitment | |
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| Crimes Without Victims | |
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| Drug Addiction | |
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| Prostitution | |
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| Gambling | |
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| White-Collar Crime | |
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| Social Control of Dissent | |
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| Administrative Law and Social Control | |
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| Licensing | |
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| Inspection | |
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| Threat of Publicity | |
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| Law and Dispute Resolution | |
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| Note on Terminology | |
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| Methods of Dispute Resolution | |
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| Primary Resolution Processes | |
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| Hybrid Resolution Processes | |
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| Demands For Court Services in Dispute Resolution | |
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| Variations in Litigation Rates | |
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| Prerequisites For the Use of Courts in Dispute Resolution | |
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| A Typology of Litigants | |
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| Disputes Between Individuals | |
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| Disputes Between Individuals and Organizations | |
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| Law as a Method of Dispute Resolution in Academe | |
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| The Courts as Collection Agencies | |
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| Disputes Between Organizations | |
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| Public Interest Law Firms in Environmental Disputes | |
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| Law and Social Change | |
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| Reciprocity Between Law and Social Change | |
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| Social Changes As Causes of Legal Changes | |
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| Law As An Instrument of Social Change | |
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| The Efficacy of Law as an Instrument of Social Change | |
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| Advantages of Law in Creating Social Change | |
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| The Binding Force of Law | |
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| Sanctions | |
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| Limitations of Law in Creating Social Change | |
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| Law as a Policy Instrument | |
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| Morality and Values | |
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| Resistance To Change | |
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| Social Factors | |
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| Psychological Factors | |
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| Cultural Factors | |
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| Economic Factors | |
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| The Legal Profession | |
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| Background | |
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| The Professionalization of Lawyers | |
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| The Evolution of the Canadian Legal Profession | |
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| The Profession Today | |
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| Where the Lawyers Are | |
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| Private Practice | |
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| Government | |
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| Private Employment | |
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| Judiciary | |
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| Lawyers and Money | |
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| Competition For Business | |
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| Legal Services For the Poor and Not So Poor | |
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| Law Schools | |
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| Socialization into the Profession | |
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| Bar Admission | |
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| Bar Associations As Interest Groups | |
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| Professional Discipline | |
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| Summary | |
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| Thinking Critically Questions | |
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| Researching Law in Society | |
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| Methods of Inquiry | |
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| Historical Methods | |
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| Observational Methods | |
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| Experimental Methods | |
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| Survey Methods | |
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| The Impact of Sociology on Social Policy | |
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| Contributions of Sociology to Policy Recommendations | |
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| Contributions of Sociology to Enacted Policy | |
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| Evaluation Research and Impact Studies | |